1 /*
2 * $Id: ValidatorActionForm.java 471754 2006-11-06 14:55:09Z husted $
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21 package org.apache.struts.validator;
22
23 import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping;
24
25 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
26
27 import java.io.Serializable;
28
29 /**
30 * <p>This class extends <strong>ValidatorForm</strong> and provides basic
31 * field validation based on an XML file. The key passed into the validator
32 * is the action element's 'path' attribute from the struts-config.xml which
33 * should match the form element's name attribute in the validation.xml.</p>
34 *
35 * <ul>
36 *
37 * <li>See <code>ValidatorPlugin</code> definition in struts-config.xml for
38 * validation rules.</li>
39 *
40 * </ul>
41 *
42 * @version $Rev: 471754 $ $Date: 2005-05-07 12:11:38 -0400 (Sat, 07 May 2005)
43 * $
44 * @since Struts 1.1
45 */
46 public class ValidatorActionForm extends ValidatorForm implements Serializable {
47 /**
48 * Returns the Validation key.
49 *
50 * @param mapping The mapping used to select this instance
51 * @param request The servlet request we are processing
52 * @return validation key - the action element's 'path' attribute in this
53 * case
54 */
55 public String getValidationKey(ActionMapping mapping,
56 HttpServletRequest request) {
57 return mapping.getPath();
58 }
59 }